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how to upgrade Sun Ultra 1 prom and which Solaris 5.8 from 32-bit to 64-bit



 
    
how to upgrade Sun Ultra 1 prom and which Solaris 5.8 from 32-bit to 64-bit
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open the cover, remove video card, find the jumpter J2003, switch
from 1-2 to 2-3, run: 

[root@avon /]# /usr/sbin/prtconf -V
OBP 3.5 2001/02/08 14:33

to determine current OBP version.

[root@avon /]# /etc/init.d/flashprom start

to upgrade prom.

[root@avon /]# /usr/sbin/prtconf -V
OBP 3.11.1 2003/02/08 14:33

[root@avon /]# /usr/bin/isainfo -kv
32-bit kernel modules

run:

[root@avon /]# /usr/sbin/eeprom boot-file=kernel/sparcv9/unix 

to switch to 64-bit OS. Reboot your system.

[root@avon /]# /usr/bin/isainfo -kv
64-bit sparcv9 kernel modules

[root@avon /]# /usr/sbin/eeprom boot-file=kernel/unix 

to switch to 32-bit OS. Reboot your system.


Reference
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1. Sun Ultra 1 system board: <http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/System_Board/SYSBD_Ultra1_140.html>

2. Solaris 2 FAQ: <http://www.science.uva.nl/pub/solaris/solaris2.html>

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